DoC Presentation on the Strategic Plan (2015/16 -

Transcript:DoC Presentation on the Strategic Plan (2015/16 -:
DoC Presentation on the Strategic Plan (2015/16 - 2019/20) and Annual Performance Plan (2016/17 – 2018/19). 1 Presentation overview 2 Compliance Statement [1] In terms of Section 55 (2) (b) and Section 56 of the Constitution, the National Assembly must provide mechanisms to maintain oversight of any organ of state and may summon/require any institution to report to it. The Department of Communications (DoC) presents its 2015/16-2019/20 Strategic Plan and 2016/17 Annual Performance Plan (APP) to enable the Portfolio Committee to exercise oversight. This Strategic Plan is in line with the requirements of the Public Finance Management Act ,Treasury Regulations and Framework for Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan. The Strategic Plan is premised on key government medium-term priorities that are informed by the National Development Plan (NDP) and the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) which repositions Nation Building and Social Cohesion high on the development agenda of the country. 3 Compliance Statement [2] Strategic planning process Strategic planning, performance monitoring and reporting, is an institutionalised business process. July-August: The DoC held a planning session in preparation for the first draft of the strategic plan and APP. August: The first draft of the strategic plan and APP were submitted to the DPME and National Treasury. October: The DoC addressed comments from the DPME and updated the planning documents accordingly. November: The DoC submitted the second draft of the strategic plan to the DPME and National Treasury. December: The DoC addressed comments from the DPME and updated the planning documents accordingly. A final planning session in preparation for the final draft strategic plan and APP. January: A strategic-planning session was held with all the entities reporting to the Ministry to ensure alignment between the Department and its entities. February/March: The final plans were submitted to the Executive Authority for sign-off before tabling on 11 March 2016. 4 Situational Analysis – Key Issues [1] The market for communications, media and content is increasingly becoming competitive. Print Media The print media’s ownership patterns have remained largely untransformed in terms of ownership and management control of the publishing of print media and is still in the hands of a few industry players. In apartheid South Africa state-sponsored dominance of the media was characterised by duopolies in the Afrikaans and English language press and an effective state monopoly in radio and television. The four newspaper groups (Naspers; AVUSA (now Times Media Group); Caxton and Independent